An Irish lesson for the British on Biden "The British are underestimating the influence the Irish lobby has with this most Irish of presidents, Joe Biden." Irish Voice Editorial Jul 16, 2021 March 17, 2021: Joe Biden during his first St. Patrick's Day at the White House as President. Getty Images Facebook Addthis Here is a quote from an article this week in The Irish Times: “The same logic applies to Washington, where British officials are more dismissive than before of the role of Irish American politicians in influencing the Biden administration’s approach to the Protocol. "They are confident that, if they avoid unilateral actions that are in clear breach of international law, they can persuade the U.S. that European intransigence rather than British backsliding is responsible for the impasse.”